Instrument: Democracy Health Questionnaire (DHQ) and Democracy Health Index (DHI)

Description of the Democracy Health Questionnaire (DHQ) and Democracy Health Index (DHI) through the stages of conceptualisation, item development and piloting. The final versions of DHQ will be used in assessing democracy health of 2000 schools and institutions providing non-formal educational programmes across ten partner countries. 

Everyday democracy in formal and non-formal education institutions

Insights into the implementation of the Democracy Health Questionnaire (DHQ) in 10 countries and initial results from data collection. It includes a report on the initial results from DHQ, elements informing the calculation of the Democracy Health Index (DHI) and future steps regarding the use of DHQ and DHI.

Youth Perspectives on Everyday Democracy

Description of how comparative qualitative research was conceptualised and carried out in 10 countries. More specifically, it describes the planning of comparative case study research with a description of the case study approach, selection of cases, participant structure, protocol development for focus groups and individual interviews and the process of setting up the studies in national contexts. Additionally it reports on the implemenation of the case studies, providing an comparative overview and future steps regarding the use of collected data.

Critical ChangeLab Model: Framework and Toolkit

Presenting the first version of the Critical ChangeLab Model of Democratic Pedagogy, introducing its key elements which include i) the Critical ChangeLab Critical literacies Framework, ii) the Critical ChangeLab process, iii) methods and tools, as well as the iv) facilitation approach. Information about the use of co-design and co-creation approaches for the definition of some elements of the Model, as well as for guiding the design of the Critical ChangeLabs is included. The publication also provides an overview of the Critical ChangeLabs organized during PAR cycle 1 in order to showcase how the Critical ChangeLab Model of Democratic Pedagogy is implemented in real settings. 

Policy Brief 1

This publication offers the most important insights into democratic values and practices in schools and institutions providing non-formal educational programs and youth perspectives on everyday democracy in 10 countries. Furthermore, based on these insights it offers recommendations for improving their practices. Also, based on the initial overview of perspectives of young people from challenging contexts, it draws broader recommendations to improve their position.

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